UAW seeks Washington backing to pressure Detroit 3 in labor talks
Part of the approach includes a decision by the UAW to hold off on endorsing U.S. President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, in a move to pressure the administration.
Hitchhiking ghosts draw scary-high bids in big Disney auction
Three hitchhiking ghosts, former residents of Magic Kingdom’s Haunted Mansion, garnered the top bid from this week’s mammoth Disney auction in California.
The famed trio of animatronics went for $320,000 in the “Joel Magee Disneyland Collection” auction produced by Van Eaton Galleries.
Magee is a West Palm Beach resident who, after decades of storing Disney memorabilia in his house, opted to sell his stash. Among the nearly 1,600 items sold were authentic ride vehicles, theme-park signs, tickets, toys, souvenirs, rare posters and more from Disneyland and Walt Disney World attractions.
The hitchhiking ghosts were part of the Haunted Mansion experience when Magic Kingdom opened in 1971. Originally, each one sat on a track and would move along with Doom Buggy ride vehicles near the end of the ride. They were removed from the attraction, replaced by video images and sold at a D23 convention auction in 2010.
The figures have been mounted in a new display, and they can move their heads and arms as music from the attraction plays.
Before the auction, Van Eaton assigned an estimated selling price of between $100,000 and $200,000.
Stellantis unit loses case as Mahindra's Jeep copy allowed to sell in U.S.
Fiat complained the Mahindra Roxor is a “nearly identical copy” of the Jeep, with shared design elements such as “boxy body shape with flat-appearing vertical sides and rear body ending at about the same height as the hood.”
‘It’s year-round’: Winter Park man crafts Christmas in July
There’s nothing quite like visions of sugar plums and wintery snow to help cool down during Florida’s sweltering summer heat. While Christmas is still months away, a Winter Park man has immersed himself and his elves in the holiday spirit year-round.
Eric Johannessen, whose Winter Park lights display became known after a 2016 appearance on ABC’s “Great Christmas Light Fight,” has set up a winter wonderland in an office space designed to spread Christmas cheer, even in July.
Johannessen Lights started as a passion for Christmas and has now become a professional holiday lighting business that involves ordering lights and planning around the calendar. The back half of his office space now serves as a showroom for lights, a storage space and a place where people can immerse themselves in Christmas decor any time of year.
“Last year, we didn’t do anything with our customers until Oct. 1. We started setting up my house in July. This year, we’ve never stopped,” Johannessen said. “I have a construction business and a project management business. That’s work. This is fun.”
Alfa Romeo to reveal limited-edition supercar, reports say
The car, which could be called the 33, will be based on the Maserati MC20 Cielo roadster, which has a mid-mounted V-6 engine, according to reports in the Italian media.